The Little Book of Yoga

Description

Yoga, the ancient mind-body practice, is booming in popularity, but there's no attractively packaged overview for the mainstream enthusiast. Introducing The Little Book of Yoga. This petite hardcover presents all the basics for yoga lovers of every interest and skill level-beginner or advanced, committed or just curious. The contents, broken into five sections for a customizable reading experience, include illustrated pose instruction and practical wisdom with rewards on and off the mat. Authoritative yet approachable, compact yet robust, it's a timely offering for an increasingly relevant category. Fans will recognize it as the only yoga book they'll ever need, and gift-givers will rejoice in finding the perfect present for the yogi in their life. INSIDE THE LITTLE BOOK OF YOGA: --An illustrated directory of more than 45 classic poses --A guide to today's popular yoga styles --Overviews of yoga's ancient roots, history, and spiritual foundations --The basics of breathing and meditation, with exercises --Mudras, mantras, chakras, and more

Nora Isaacs has deep roots in the yoga community. Author of Women in Overdrive (Seal Press, 2006), she was a managing editor and senior editor at Yoga Journal, and has also written for Women's Health and the New York Times, plus dozens of blogs on such yoga-related topics as trauma recovery ('Yoga: the Cutting Edge of Trauma Treatment') and yoga in Western medicine ('Yoga Therapy: The Next Wave in Yoga'). She has written, co-written, and/or consulted on the following yoga books: Yogini: The Power of Women in Yoga (Mandala, 2006), Contact Yoga (Mandala, 2012), and The Hormone Cure (Scribner, 2013). She lives in Berkeley, CA.